Planting trees recreation in idyllic surroundings

Name: Planting trees recreation in idyllic surroundings
Start: 2022-10-01
End: 2022-10-15
Location: Berga-Wünschendorf, Germany

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Germany Environment Teenagers Environment Teenagers Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Jugendgästehaus Rothfos The Society for Youth Facilities (Gesellschaft für Jugendeinrichtungen e.V.) has been running youth guesthouses on the North Sea and Baltic Sea since 1959. Under the brand "Leisure and Education by the Sea" (Freizeit und Bildung am Meer) the non-profit association pursues its educational mission in a very special way - because with the individually tailored programmes, young people and anyone else interested learn about the nature, culture and history of Schleswig-Holstein. The Rothfos youth guesthouse (Jugendgästehaus Rothfos) is not only available for school classes and youth camps, but also for courses and seminars as well as families and individuals. The ijgd has been organising volunteer service programmes since 1949. We are an independent, non-profit association for international youth work, a recognised independent youth welfare organisation, and one of the largest and oldest workcamp organisations in Germany. Each year, we assist around 5,000 young people into volunteer work in Germany and abroad. We give them the opportunity to be creative, act in solidarity, take responsibility for themselves, and discover their own true potential and strengths. Our principles Ecological learning, voluntary contribution, self-organisation, social development, intercultural learning, gender equality, anti-racism/anti-discrimination and political education. Follow us on Instagram ijgd_workcamps Facebook @ijgd.workcamps

💼 What the programme involves

You can experience nature conservation and forest maintenance as well as recreation in idyllic surroundings in this workcamp. You will live and work with 11 other young people from all over the world in the Rothfos youth guesthouse and the associated small forest. During this workcamp you will reforest the forest and replace trees that had to be cut down due to illness or storm damage. You will dig holes with shovels and spades and plant tree seedlings. In this way, you will actively contribute to nature, environmental and climate protection.

🏠 Accommodation on site

You will stay at the Rothfos youth guesthouse in 4- and 6-bed rooms. The historic buildings of the youth hostel are thatched and are beautifully and quietly located in the countryside by a small lake. The house is mainly aimed at children and young people who spend their school trips, music camps and family holidays here. But seminars, conferences, workshops, lectures etc. also take place in the Rothfos Youth Hostel. The house offers with barbecue area, football/sports field, volleyball court, basketball hoop, table tennis tables, table football, game collection, library, disco, TV room a variety of leisure activities. You will be fully catered. Vegetarian or vegan meals are possible. Please state any intolerances during registration. https://www.freizeit-am-meer.de/reiseziele/moezen (only in German)

📍 About the location

The Rothfos youth hostel has extensive grounds including a small forest and is located directly at the Mözen Lake. With a barbecue area, football/sports field, volleyball court, basketball hoop, table tennis tables, table football, game collection, library, disco, TV room, the house offers a wide range of recreational opportunities for joint group activities. At the weekend, excursions to Hamburg, Lübeck and the Baltic Sea beaches are worthwhile.

⚠️ Requirements

Covid Rules (may change depending on the course of the pandemic): 3G+: Vaccinated, recovered and neagtive tested persons can register for the workcamp. All participants must arrive with an official negative rapid test (not older than 24 hours) or PCR test (not older than 48 hours). On arrival, this must presented and a self-rapid test must be carried out. Thereafter, the entire group must perform a rapid self-test at least every 72 hours. We will provide self-rapid tests for the arrival and the whole camp period! Subject to changes! You will receive more detailed information after confirming your registration and at least 3 weeks before the start of the camp with the specific info sheet for your camp.

ℹ️ Additional information

You should be fit enough for physically demanding work; Be sure to bring warm and rain proofed work clothes; Please note: There is a special Teenage Fee of 150€ for international volunteers who applied under 18 in this camp.

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